I had a poult born with a bit of a pasty butt... it wasn't brown/diahrrea, but he would have the whitish stuff seeping from his butt. In the morning, when I woke up, I would often find a residue of white on his legs and on his tummy, close to his butt.. and in his little butt feathers. But there wasn't much of an accumulation, he never got blocked and always had perfectly normal bowel movements. I am not really familiar with pasty butt or it's dangers.. I always just thought it could be fatal cause it could block the poult's stool. I've seen a lot of other posts where antibiotics are recommended though and I'm wondering if it's more than just a little loose stool that gets stuck in their feathers. Is past butt an actual infection/illness? I'm starting to worry because I have kept him very clean and kept the feathers around his butt trimmed down - so he doesn't get all "pasty" anymore. His "leaking" has gone down, but he's 6 weeks old now (perfectly healthy otherwise), and he still has a little bit of the leaking going on. Does he need to be put on antibiotics?? If so, recommendations for a six week old poult? Also, I have him with two other poults so it would be hard (if not impossible) to separate his water (although I could separate his food if necessary). Thanks for any help!
